Re: I could get balsa to work. Please help

[Steffen Klemer <masterofheap gmx net>]

Am 2002.04.18 22:24 schrieb(en) Santanu Chatterjee:
   > Hello friends,
   > I have been using sylpheed for several months.
   > Recently tried to taste balsa, but could not
   > get it to download mail from my pop mail box,
   > and also, I could not get it to send mail through
   > my SMTP server (the server requires authentication).
   >   > In Settings -> Preferences -> Mail Servers tab,
   > I added the following info :
   > Mailbox name : santanu (for this I created
   >                a mailbox in /home/santanu/mail)
   > Server: pop.softhome.net
   > Port: 110
   > Password: ***********
   >   > and checked "Delete from Server"
   >   > Now, when I try to check mail, a message box
   > appears for a fraction of a second and disappears,
   > I don't know what it says.
   >   > However, if I receive any mail locally, I get it
   > in the Inbox folder. But no mail in the santanu mailbox.
   > Where am I doing the mistake?

You also have to check "Enable check for new mail" in the pref-window for 
the "santanu"-pop3-account

cu
/Steffen

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